Portland, ME Guide

[sparged]

Ah, tehzachatak I'm friends with you on Untappd. We discussed Hidden Cove briefly though comments. There's another brewery in Wells, Post Road Tavern, although I think they've got a ways to go to even get to where Hidden Cove is.

I'm really overdue for a Portland trip. I had to double check. Haven't gone since the August batch of Dinner came out. Did Foundation, Bissell and Slab too.

 

[tehzachatak]

Ah, tehzachatak I'm friends with you on Untappd. We discussed Hidden Cove briefly though comments. There's another brewery in Wells, Post Road Tavern, although I think they've got a ways to go to even get to where Hidden Cove is.

I'm really overdue for a Portland trip. I had to double check. Haven't gone since the August batch of Dinner came out. Did Foundation, Bissell and Slab too.

There's so many in southern Maine now. I've hit a ton of them and still have many to go... Haven't had anything from SoMe or Tributary, had beers from Gneiss, Banded Horn, and Funky Bow but haven't visited any of them.

 

[HevvyMetalHippie]

There's so many in southern Maine now. I've hit a ton of them and still have many to go... Haven't had anything from SoMe or Tributary, had beers from Gneiss, Banded Horn, and Funky Bow but haven't visited any of them.

There's not enough time in one day to hit all the breweries in Portland area. What was the tally from yesterday tehzachatak and ShawDeuce22

Bier Cellar
Rising Tide
Bunker Hill
Maine Mead Works
Oxbow (AWESOME SPOT)
Novare (yeah I know not a brewery)
Allagash
Austin St.
Foundation
Bissell Bros
Fire N Brews - "JIMMY WITH THE HAMBURGER!"

Not bad, but we could have pushed harder...only if some ******* didn't fall asleep in the back of the car...what a dink.

 

[jwazzy]

There's so many in southern Maine now. I've hit a ton of them and still have many to go... Haven't had anything from SoMe or Tributary, had beers from Gneiss, Banded Horn, and Funky Bow but haven't visited any of them.

Not going to be a popular opinion because #todmott but I had Tributary PA this weekend and thought is sucked. Waiting for more tastes to really pass judgement on the brewery as a whole.

 

[tehzachatak]

Not going to be a popular opinion because #todmott but I had Tributary PA this weekend and thought is sucked. Waiting for more tastes to really pass judgement on the brewery as a whole.

That's what HevvyMetalHippie told me too But I am reserving judgement till I try it..

 

[HevvyMetalHippie]

Not going to be a popular opinion because #todmott but I had Tributary PA this weekend and thought is sucked. Waiting for more tastes to really pass judgement on the brewery as a whole.

There's a dog there

 

[sparged]

I did the Earth Eagle/Tributary thing the day after Thanksgiving. Worth checking out Anju Noodle Bar, MEat, and Black Birch if you're in Kittery. Nothing at Tributary blew me away though. Might pop in again whenever he drops that imperial stout though.

 

[HevvyMetalHippie]

Black Birch is the ****. One of my favorite restaurants around New England

 

[mikeywtc]

Anybody else going tomorrow? Never been, but I'll be there! I'd assume Noavare doesn't **** around when it comes to events like this...

 

[Brez071]

Anybody else going tomorrow? Never been, but I'll be there! I'd assume Noavare doesn't **** around when it comes to events like this...

I'll be there, probably on the earlier side. If I see a guy who looks like Ricky, I'll say hi!

 

[mikeywtc]

I'll be there, probably on the earlier side. If I see a guy who looks like Ricky, I'll say hi!

Same here, shooting for mid afternoon assuming we're not at Oxbow Blending for too long..... SMOKES, LET'S GO!

 

[HevvyMetalHippie]

Mr. Lahey is a drunk bastard!

 

[mikeywtc]

Ended up at Allagash earlier than expected. About 50 back as of 9:30.

 

[Brez071]

Ended up at Allagash earlier than expected. About 50 back as of 9:30.

****, I was probably right near you... Got there just after 930

 

[Brez071]

Interesting...
http://maine.eater.com/2015/1/9/752...ng-nanobrewery-brew-pub-portland-wharf-street

 

[tehzachatak]

Hey do any of you portland peeps have any info on an Oxbow event this Sunday? They teased it on Instagram a week or so ago but then there's been litreally zero additional info.

 

[JBP]

Hey do any of you portland peeps have any info on an Oxbow event this Sunday? They teased it on Instagram a week or so ago but then there's been litreally zero additional info.

If you follow the Portland spot on IG, they posted some stuff there. The comments on the IG post has more info (click the pic below). Xmas Swords is the most exciting thing imo.

 

[Brez071]

If you follow the Portland spot on IG, they posted some stuff there. The comments on the IG post has more info (click the pic below). Xmas Swords is the most exciting thing imo.

Did not realize they had a separate account. Thanks.

 

[JBP]

Did not realize they had a separate account. Thanks.

Np. I stumbled across it by accident myself.

 

[Brez071]

According to a Nappi tweet, GLB will be tapping CBS on Thursday 2/5

 

[HevvyMetalHippie]

Does Oxbow tasting room ever have other stuff there?

 

[JBP]

Does Oxbow tasting room ever have other stuff there?

If you mean other breweries, no I have never seen that.

 

[HevvyMetalHippie]

If you mean other breweries, no I have never seen that.

No I mean like available bottles from them.

 

[JBP]

No I mean like available bottles from them.

Gotcha. They do sell bottles there when new releases come out but they don't always have stuff available. Bottles have been pretty infrequent since opening. I thought they were planning to have on-premise bottles too but that hasn't really panned out since the first couple weeks open. I wouldn't expect bottles at this point unless there is a specific release happening.

 

[HevvyMetalHippie]

Anyone get Swish today?

 

[mixylplik4]

The bottles that show up in Portland at Oxbow are snapped up quick. Now that they have a Portland outpost, the stuff in Newcastle sticks around longer. At one point I think they had like 4 different bottles, including Arboreal, for a few weeks. They also just got approval to basically become a full-service bar...

http://maine.eater.com/2015/1/23/78...rtland-becomes-fully-licensed-event-bar-space

 

[Brez071]

MBC is releasing a beer called "Beer 1"...

 

[JBP]

MBC is releasing a beer called "Beer 1"...

They also just lost their head brewer. Cue the "This batch of Dinner isn't as good" chants.

http://maine.eater.com/2015/2/17/80...-brewer-kevin-glessing-leaves-for-hidden-cove

 

[Brez071]

They also just lost their head brewer. Cue the "This batch of Dinner isn't as good" chants.

http://maine.eater.com/2015/2/17/80...-brewer-kevin-glessing-leaves-for-hidden-cove

He went to Hidden Cove? Hahahaha

 

[tehzachatak]

They also just lost their head brewer. Cue the "This batch of Dinner isn't as good" chants.

http://maine.eater.com/2015/2/17/80...-brewer-kevin-glessing-leaves-for-hidden-cove

Holy crap Hidden Cove got him?